Quote From: rapunzelquote from sboyd55: "
How can any thinking person say it is OK to be a homosexual and act on it, but being a pedophile and acting on it, is not OK? Look it up in the dictionary, both are sexual ordinations: A predisposition in favor of something. I realize a three-year-old child cannot give consent, but if the person was born with that sexual predisposition in favor of small children, should we condemn him for acting on it?"
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How can ANY thinking person see ANY relationship between loving, consenting relationships between two adults, and raping babies??? when I act on my attraction to other women, I enter into a consesual relationship, there are healthy boundaries, and an equality of power. not to mention it's legal, it doesn't hurt anyone and it's enhances the lives of both parties involved. raping babies destroys lives, cannot be consensual, does not enhance lives, is not legal, does not have an equal power dynamic, and if i didn't mention it before, it destroys lives!!! I am terrified of someone who sees consensual love and child molestation as the same thing...that's as scary to me as someone who molests children.
The term "pedophile" has long been used to describe people who are sexually and romantically attracted to prepubescent minors. The connotation of the word has shifted from its original neutral/romantic connotation into one which many in western society would consider offensive and vile. Even in its most neutral use, the romantic connotation has all but vanished, and now merely describes the sexual aspect of pedophilia rather than the full, encompassing classical definition which described the positive, romantic attraction of adults to both children and youth.
"Pedophilia" also comes from Ancient Greek, and it too means "boylove." However, paidophilia was never used to describe the pedagogical eros of the classical period. Two terms, paidophiles and philopais, both meaning "boylover," were coined late by Greek poets as a substitute for the word paiderastes because the accent in the given word for boylover did not lend itself to the metre the poets used in their works about boylove.[6]
The suffix -phile in its classical use did not signify a clinical paraphilia, but rather a natural, accepted, romantic connotation. With the rise of the Victorian era's shift in concepts of psychology and sexology, the uprise of child-rights activism and reform [7] in the late 19th century, the eventual rise of age of consent laws in the U.S. from 10-12 to 16-18 years of age[8], and the following shift in public discourse revolving pederastic sentiment, the term fell into a negative connotation.
Because of this shift from "romance" to "illness", certain activists in the modern childlove movement decided to adopt a new term which they feel more fairly and accurately represents their attractions as how it relates to modern atonement of the sentiment and practice of pederasty. This term is pedosexual. The word reflects the gay rights movement's decision to shift from "homophile" to "homosexual".
Unlike "boylover" or "girllover", "pedosexual" does not connotate classic romantic sentiment as did "pedophile", but rather more specifically refers to the explicit, primary sexual interests and self-labelling of the individual. Just as "homosexual" is to "gay", references of lifestyle and attitudes are also cut from its meaning.
The word is not without controversy, even amongst its own activists within the movement. Some activists feel the abandonment of the word "pedophile" is a cop-out and is not the correct move for public acceptance. Others feel it is the "only" way to go and that positive connotative reestablishment of "pedophile" is futile. The term "childluster" is also used interchangably in this fashion. Then, there are those which prefer not to use either "pedophile" or "pedosexual", sticking only to "boylover" or "girllover", exclusively.
Another word to describe boylove is "bay" (e.g.: "boy"+"gay") to describe boylove and pedosexuality. The term was coined by a 15 year old to describe his partner at the time
(Original Air Date: 10/19/05) Sexual orientation used to be something kept hidden from family and co-workers, but now more and more people are "coming out" and finding acceptance. Anjela says her mother and sister don't support her sexual orientation, and feel she can't be Christian and gay at the same time. Can they reconcile this touchy issue? Then, two men debate whether a person can go from gay to straight, and parents of a 4-year-old boy fear their son's desire to play with dolls and wear heels means he'll grow up to be gay. Are they overreacting to his wishes to be a princess instead of a prince? Talk about gender and gay issues here.
